Opinions on these are all over the place. I personally like LaCie drives and have had absolutely no problems with the four that I have, while other people say they are the devil. Many people love the WD MyBook drives, while I had one die on me within less than a year, so I stay away...

Unfortunately, it seems to be a bit of a crapshoot, but I would stick to the "major" brands as some of the lesser known ones tend to have more QC problems...